LAMP

LAMP is an acronym used to describe an increasingly popular software stack, composed of widely-accepted open source projects:

L => Linux Operating System

A => Apache Web/App Server

M => MySQL Database

P => PHP/Python/Perl Languages

How does LAMP Work?

LAMP is singularly focused towards Web applications. The architecture is very straightforward, as illustrated in Figure 1. Linux forwards HTTP connections to Apache, which serves static content directly from the Linux kernel. Dynamic pages are forwarded by Apache to PHP, which runs the PHP code to design the page. Database queries are sent to MySQL through PHP. Administration is commonly handled through phpMyAdmin, and every major enterprise management system can manage Apache and Linux.

Asterisk®

Asterisk® is the world’s leading open source telephony engine and tool kit. Offering flexibility unheard of in the world of proprietary communications, Asterisk empowers developers and integrators to create advanced communication solutions...for free.

Asterisk® is released as open source under the GNU General Public License (GPL), and it is available for download free of charge. Asterisk® is the most popular open source software available, with the Asterisk Community being the top influencer in VoIP.

Asterisk as a switch (PBX) Asterisk can be configured as the core of an IP or hybrid PBX, switching calls, managing routes, enabling features, and connecting callers with the outside world over IP, analog (POTS), and digital (T1/E1) connections. Asterisk runs on a wide variety of operating systems including Linux, Mac OS X, OpenBSD, FreeBSD and Sun Solaris and provides all of the features you would expect from a PBX including many advanced features that are often associated with high end (and high cost) proprietary PBXs. Asterisk's architecture is designed for maximum flexibility and supports Voice over IP in many protocols, and can interoperate with almost all standards-based telephony equipment using relatively inexpensive hardware.

Asterisk as a gatewayIt can also be built out as the heart of a media gateway, bridging the legacy PSTN to the expanding world of IP telephony. Asterisk’s modular architecture allows it to convert between a wide range of communications protocols and media codecs.

Asterisk as a feature/media serverNeed an IVR? Asterisk’s got you covered. How about a conference bridge? Yep. It’s in there. What about an automated attendant? Asterisk does that too. How about a replacement for your aging legacy voicemail system? Can do. Unified messaging? No problem. Need a telephony interface for your web site? Ok.

Asterisk in the call centerAsterisk has been adopted by call centers around the world based on its flexibility. Call center and contact center developers have built complete ACD systems based on Asterisk. Asterisk has also added new life to existing call center solutions by adding remote IP agent capabilities, advanced skills-based routing, predictive and bulk dialing, and more.

Asterisk in the networkInternet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs), competitive local exchange carriers (CLECS) and even first-tier incumbents have discovered the power of open source communications with Asterisk. Feature servers, hosted services clusters, voicemail systems, pre-paid calling solutions, all based on Asterisk have helped reduce costs and enabled flexibility.

JasperReports®

JasperSoft is a leader in commercial open source reporting solutions. Its products deliver reporting and analytics at a very low cost of ownership, allowing for broad deployment in organizations of all sizes and budgets. JasperSoft is an alternative to the traditional high-cost, feature-bloated reporting solutions currently available on the market.

JasperReports is one of the world's most popular open source reporting solutions. JasperSoft is committed to enhancing JasperReports through continuous product advancements and comprehensive offerings for service and support.

JasperReports is rapidly becoming the industry standard:

Downloaded more than 300,000 times, with more than 20,000 new downloads per month

Deployed in more than 10,000 companies and ISVs in more than 50 countries

Integrated with JBoss and MySQL

Supported by a community-and backed by a company

Why JasperReports?

Transparently embeddable-

A full programmatic library API enables transparent embedding into other applications. No separate reporting server is required.

Standards-based-

This pure Java application uses only non-proprietary open and de-facto standards such as XML for persisting report definitions, and HTML and PDF for report output.

Liferay Portal®

Liferay Portal powers portal solutions for leading enterprises around the world.

Liferay Portal is the world's leading enterprise open source portal framework, offering integrated Web publishing and content management, an enterprise service bus and service-oriented architecture (SOA) to facilitate application integration, and compatibility with all major IT infrastructures.

A liberal open source license, full suite of support and services, and integration with today's proven technologies add up to the best combination of performance and value in the portal industry today.

ENTERPRISE FEATURES

Security - Liferay uses industry-standard, government-grade encryption technologies including advanced algorithms such as DES, MD5 and RSA. Liferay was benchmarked as among the most secure portal platforms using LogicLibrary's Logiscan suite.

Single Sign On - Increase productivity by allowing end-users to avoid the hassle of logging in to several applications separately. Liferay offers customizable single sign-on with Yale CAS, JAAS, LDAP, Netegrity, Microsoft Exchange, and more.

JBoss®

JBoss is a community leader. finding fresh approaches to solving business problems through open source.

JBoss, Inc. pioneered the disruptive Professional Open Source model, which combines the best of the open source and proprietary software worlds to make open source a safe choice for the enterprise. This includes the royalty-free software, transparent development, and active community inherent in open source, and the accountability and professional support services expected of a traditional software vendor. The company finds innovative open source projects and professionalizes the project from a hobby into a livelihood by hiring the lead developer(s), often the founders themselves. JBoss provides the resources, core development, and support services to enable popular open source projects to scale into enterprise-class software.

JBoss Enterprise Middleware System (JEMS) is an extensible and scalable suite of products for creating and deploying e-business applications. JEMS offers cutting-edge technology components that customers can mix-and-match and roll out into their line of business infrastructureï¿œall with zero-cost software licenses.